Mentor, Craftsman, Friend: The Victims Of The Annapolis Shooting

The five victims of the shooting Thursday at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland were described by colleagues as talented and knowledgeable local journalists and staff members who were committed to their work.

Annapolis, United States, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Jun, 2018 ) :The five victims of the shooting Thursday at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland were described by colleagues as talented and knowledgeable local journalists and staff members who were committed to their work.

A wry and observant writer and editor and the brother of best-selling author Carl Hiaasen, he surprised colleagues a few years ago when he gave up his much-beloved feature writing to become an assistant editor at the Capital Gazette.

But as his wife, Maria, told the paper -- her 58th birthday fell on the day of her husband's death -- "he loved helping those young writers."Hiaasen joined The Baltimore Sun in 1993, then moved to the Capital Gazette in 2010, where co-workers said he was a generous and dedicated mentor. "He loved that newsroom," his brother Carl told the Washington Post. "And he loved the idea of hometown, old-fashioned journalism."